William Kim, M.D., is motivated by two things: compassion and curiosity. Dr. Kim has taken these dual motivations and created a career in which he cares directly for patients and spearheads research that may lead to improved treatment options.

A comprehensive analysis of the genome of cutaneous melanoma has provided new insights into the roles of frequently mutated cancer genes and other genomic alterations that drive the development of this disease.

The Cancer Genome Atlas researchers are mapping the genetic changes in 20 cancers. Find out which cancers have been selected for study, the criteria for selection and the scientific questions being asked about each cancer.

July 2015
RESEARCHER PROFILE: Compassion and CuriosityWilliam Kim, M.D., is motivated by two things: compassion and curiosity. Dr. Kim has taken these dual motivations and created a career in which he cares directly for patients and spearheads research that may lead to improved treatment options.

June 2014
CASE STUDY: Filling in the Gaps in the Catalog of Cancer GenesDr. Gad Getz and his group at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard identifies 33 new cancer-causing genes and finds that the catalog of cancer genes is far from complete. Learn more about the current cancer genome landscape in this Case Study.